Tripoli

The Eyalet of Tripolitania (1551-1864) and Vilayet of Tripolitania (1864-1911), better known simply as Tripoli, was a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire and one of the Barbary States. Ruled by the Karamanli dynasty, it was a trading hub as well as a pirate base. In 1836 the Ottoman Restoration of Tripoli war began.